shortsightedness
n 1: (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the
eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear
blurred [syn: {myopia}, {nearsightedness},
{shortsightedness}] [ant: {farsightedness},
{hypermetropia}, {hypermetropy}, {hyperopia},
{longsightedness}]
2: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of
resources [syn: {improvidence}, {shortsightedness}] [ant:
{providence}]
Shortsighted \Short"sight`ed\, a.
1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See {Myopic},
and {Myopia}.
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2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to
understand things deep; of limited intellect.
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3. Having little regard for the future; heedless.
[1913 Webster] -- {Short"sight`ed*ly}, adv. --
{Short"sight`ed*ness}, n.
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Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. --Addison.
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